{"id":2478251,"date":"2025-08-24T20:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-evidence-of-shooter-at-university-of-south-carolina-after-earlier-report\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T20:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:16:00","slug":"no-evidence-of-shooter-at-university-of-south-carolina-after-earlier-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-evidence-of-shooter-at-university-of-south-carolina-after-earlier-report\/","title":{"rendered":"No evidence of shooter at University of South Carolina after earlier report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-evidence-of-shooter-at-university-of-south-carolina-after-earlier-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2478251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The University of South Carolina received multiple alerts on Sunday evening reporting an active shooter at the school&#8217;s main Thomas Cooper Library. However, university officials later stated there is no evidence confirming the presence of a shooter, and no injuries have been reported. Police continued too search the area, and the university advised students and staff to shelter in place or evacuate to safe locations until an all-clear is given.Classes at the university had started the previous Tuesday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >situation remains developing<\/a>. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">No evidence of shooter at University of South Carolina after earlier report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2210210\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>There is no evidence of an active shooter at the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colleges-and-universities\">University of South Carolina<\/a>, after multiple alerts about a shooter in the school&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-temporarily-shuts-down-due-to-protests\/\" title=\"Columbia ... closes temporarily amid protests.\">main library<\/a> were sent out earlier Sunday evening. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We received an unconfirmed report of an active shooter at the Thomas Cooper library,&rdquo; a university spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/08\/24\/us\/university-of-south-carolina-active-shooter-reported\">told<\/a> a CNN affiliate. &ldquo;At this point, we have no injuries, and we have no confirmation that there actually was a shooter at the library.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3779879\/judge-denies-bond-for-illegal-immigrant-who-caused-deadly-florida-crash\/\">Judge denies bond for illegal immigrant who caused deadly Florida crash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3779853\/pritzker-rips-trump-threat-to-federally-take-over-chicago\/\">Pritzker rips Trump&rsquo;s threat to federally take over Chicago as &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-staying-in-race-would-have-been-a-distraction-for-democrats-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden says staying in race would have been \u2018a distraction\u2019 for Democrats - Washington Examiner\">distraction&#038;rsquo<\/a>; technique<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3763815\/inside-georgia-ice-training-ground-thousands-new-recruits\/\">Inside the Georgia campus where ICE is training thousands of new recruits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>An update from the university just before 8 p.m., however, said police are still searching the area.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please continue to shelter in place until there is an all clear. Avoid the area. Evacuate the area or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-dead-in-missouri-tornado\/\" title=\"5 dead in Missouri tornado\">seek safe shelter<\/a> and barricade yourself in a safe area as necessary until further notice,&rdquo; the alert <a href=\"https:\/\/sc.edu\/about\/offices_and_divisions\/law_enforcement_and_safety\/carolina-alert\/recent-alerts\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Classes for students at the university began last Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No active shooter found at University of South Carolina<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2478252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/usc-shooting.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37886,61910,61909,61908],"class_list":["post-2478251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campus-safety","tag-false-alarm","tag-shooter-report","tag-university-of-south-carolina"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/usc-shooting.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2478251"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2478255,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478251\/revisions\/2478255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2478252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2478251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2478251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2478251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}